Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-11


in the sum of $4,000, payable to the treas
urer of his county, conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties of his
office. Approved, March &c, 1887.
SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the state Of Texas: That section
four of an act to amend sections one and
four of an act entitled Gan act to regu-
late the sale of spirituous, vinOus or malt
liquors, or medicsted bitters; to fix the
rate of occupation taxes upon all persons,
firms or associations of persons engaged
in the sale of spirituous, vinCus or malt
liquors, or medicated bitters; to define
the manner and time of collecting such
tax, and affix penalties for the failure to
pay the same; and to repeal all laws and
parts of laws in conflict with the provis-
ions of this act, approved March IL,
1885," approved April 1, 1885, and that
sections five and eight of an act to regu-
late the sale OF spirituous, yinOu5 or malt
liquors, or medicated bitters; to fix the
rate OF occupation tax upon all persons,
firms, or associations of persons engaged
in the sale of spIrituOus, vInOuS or malt
liquors, or medicated bitters; to define
the manner Snd time of collecting such
tax, and to afix penalties for the failure
to pay the same; and to repeal all laws
and parts of laws in conflict with the pro-
visions OF this act, approved March IL,
1881, be so amended as to hereafter read
as follows:
Section 4. Any person, firm or associa-
ton of persons desiring to engage in the
sale Of spirltuous, vinOus or malt liquors,
or medicated bitters capable OF producing
intoxication, shall. before engaging in
such occupation, be required to enter into
bond in the sum of $4,000, with at least
two good. lawful and sufficient sureties,
payable to the state of Texas, to be ap-
proved by the county judge, conditioned
that said person, firm or association of
persons so selling spirituous, vinous or
malt liquors, or medcated bitters cap
able of producing intoxication, in guam
titles less than quart, shall keep an
open, quiet and orderly house or place for
the sale of spirituous, vinous
or malt liquors, or medicated
bitterS capable of producing
intoxication; and that he or they will not
sell or permit to be sold in his Or their
house or place of business, nor give, nor
permit to be given, any spurious, vinous,
or malt liquors, or mediCated bitters
capable of producing intOXicatiOn, to any
person under the age of q years, or TO
student OF any institution of learning, or
to any habitual drunkard, or to any per-
son after having been notified in writing
through the sheriff or other peace officer,
by the wife, mother, daughter, or sister
Of the person, not to sell to such person;
and that he or they will not permit aby
person under the age of 81 years to enter
and remain in such house or place Of
business; and that he or they will not
permit any games prohibited by the laws
to be played, dealt, or exhibited in or
about such house or place Of business;
and that he or they will not keep or per
nit to be kept, for profit, amusement, or
other purposes, in or about his or their
place of business, any nine or ten pin
alley, pool table, bagatelle, pigeon-hole,
or jeuny-lind table, nor any
other kind of table or device used
for games of chance; and that he or
they will not rent or let any part of the
house or place in which he or theyghave
undertaken to sell sDirituous, vinOus ord
malt liquors, or indicated bitters capa-I
BILE of producing intoXication, in guam
titles less than quart, to any person Sor
persons, for the purpose of running or
by the laws of this state; and that he or
they will not adulterete in any manner
by mixing any drug with any intoxicating
liquor of any kind; and that ne or they
will not knowingly sell or give away any
impure or adulterated liquor of any kind;
which said bond may be sued on at the
instance or any person or persons ag
grieVed by the violation of its provisions,
and such person shall be entitled to
recover the sum OF $500 as Iiquidated
damages for each infraCtion Of the condi-
tons of such bond, and the said bond
shall not be void on the first recovery,
but may be sued on until the full penal
sum named therein shall have been re-
covered. In addition to civil proceedings
for individual injuries brought on said
bond as above indicated, if any
person, firm or association of persons,
shall violate any of the conditions of
the bond herein required, it shall be the
duty OF the county and district attorneys,
or either of them, to institute suit there
upon in the name of the state of Texas
for the use and benefit of the county, and
the amount of $500 rs penalty shall be
recovered from the principals and sure
ties upon breach of any of the condi-
tiOns thereof; and whenever the first or
subsequent bond, as required, is ex-
hausted by suit at the instance of indi-
viduals or Tor the use of the county, q
new similar bond shall be given and sp-
proved before the dealer shall have the
right to further pursue his occupation as
a retail liquor dealer; or in case suit is
pending on any such bond, and the county
or district attorney shall make and file an
affidavit with the clerk Of the county
that he believes the bond of the defendant
will be exhausted by said suit, the clerk
shall at once notify the liquor dealer
thereof, and it shall be the duty
of the retail liquor dealer within
twenty days from the time the bond is
exhausted, or in other event within TWEEN !
ty days from the time the notice is given,
to give new bond similar to the bond
first given, to be approved in the same
way, and until such new bond is gwen |
and approved when it is required by this |
act, the retail liquor dealer shall not have !
the right to further pursue his occupa-
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